wheres a good place start from when adjusting the timing on an olds 350, is it 10 advanced ;lke the chubbys?

 

need a little more application info.

no, it's not like a chebby.


bill

 

7 degrees BTDC on my 68 350.

 

20 degrees BTDC on my '76 350. If it is on the engine in the car in your avatar then you could use the recommendation above as a starting point. I bet it even varied from the other 48 to Kalifornia as well. Joe would know for sure but I bet they were already into keeping the world green and preventing smog in '68 over on the left coast. That may have meant a different initial timing for a California car.

 

I guess it depends on the year of the 350 but 1968-1972 is 8 degrees btdc @ 750 rpm with the vacuum advance plugged. If you still run points, this can be fine adjusted 1 degree for every 1 degree dwell change at the points. 10 degrees should be fine also.